ZBlackBeast
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- Joined
- November 8, 2007
- Messages
- 461
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- City, State
- Plymouth, CT
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1995 Ford Explorer/SHO
While I am completely stoked it was a FREE Explorer, the work I have a head of me is a lot to say the least.
I KNOW it doesn't move.. So when it got here last night I hooked a charger up to the battery and it started right up. Built great oil pressure, charging system worked great it idled fine etc. Cool, the motor works as is.
So I start playing with the trans and transfer case. I go to put in in R, D, 2 and 1 and obviously nothing. There is also NO noise from the trans mission what-so-ever. I cycle the transfercase through all its positions and I hear the relay click and after I got it in 4low I rolled it backwards and then put it back in 2wd and i heard the gears clunk etc.
Now, I woke up this morning and checked the fluids (oil and trans fluid). The oil is blacker than the paint and the trans fluid while red smells like crap and is obviously past its service date.
The interior was all grey, now is grey with black accents. One of the PO's put speakers in and didn't do a great job so the only speaker working is the rear passenger door and I also have nice little holes in my front door panels. Its realllly dirty but that an easy fix.
Drivers window doesn't roll up or down really and I can't lock the truck from the drivers door. Also, when you cycle the unlock the rear passenger door makes a buzzing sound (I remember this from my first explorer but I forget the remedy)
Its got rot, a lot of it... one of the PO's tried painting the plastic chrome around the grill black but its pealed soo badly, the winsheild wiper arms were painted, poorly again, white and they added a mesh grill.
Needless to say, I am completely thrilled with the truck. Yeah it needs A LOT of work but I am just happy to be back in the Ex. IMHO the only REAL issue is the transmission not going into gear. Everything else can be fixed as I go.
As far as the tranny issue goes, I will make a post in the correct forum about it just basically copping and pasting my above text. Pix to come later!
I KNOW it doesn't move.. So when it got here last night I hooked a charger up to the battery and it started right up. Built great oil pressure, charging system worked great it idled fine etc. Cool, the motor works as is.
So I start playing with the trans and transfer case. I go to put in in R, D, 2 and 1 and obviously nothing. There is also NO noise from the trans mission what-so-ever. I cycle the transfercase through all its positions and I hear the relay click and after I got it in 4low I rolled it backwards and then put it back in 2wd and i heard the gears clunk etc.
Now, I woke up this morning and checked the fluids (oil and trans fluid). The oil is blacker than the paint and the trans fluid while red smells like crap and is obviously past its service date.
The interior was all grey, now is grey with black accents. One of the PO's put speakers in and didn't do a great job so the only speaker working is the rear passenger door and I also have nice little holes in my front door panels. Its realllly dirty but that an easy fix.
Drivers window doesn't roll up or down really and I can't lock the truck from the drivers door. Also, when you cycle the unlock the rear passenger door makes a buzzing sound (I remember this from my first explorer but I forget the remedy)
Its got rot, a lot of it... one of the PO's tried painting the plastic chrome around the grill black but its pealed soo badly, the winsheild wiper arms were painted, poorly again, white and they added a mesh grill.
Needless to say, I am completely thrilled with the truck. Yeah it needs A LOT of work but I am just happy to be back in the Ex. IMHO the only REAL issue is the transmission not going into gear. Everything else can be fixed as I go.
As far as the tranny issue goes, I will make a post in the correct forum about it just basically copping and pasting my above text. Pix to come later!
